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GIS for Ocean Sciences

Bianca Willié, Zentrum für Geoinformation  (ZfG)
19.-23. Apr. 2010, 9:00 – 16:00 h
Terminal room, Neufeldtstr.

Preparatory Meeting:
08. March 2010, 10:00 – 11:00 h, seminar room, Neufeldtstr.


This introductory course aims to provide the students with knowledge in the developing field of Geographic Information System (GIS) using ArcGIS 9.3.1 from ESRI: its theory and applications. Upon the completion of the course the participants will be able to use a GIS: explore, display, query, select, create and edit data, present maps; understand the nature of spatial data, acquire spatial geographic data and analyze it.

Part one: participants will gain a basic understanding of what is GIS, and will be introduced to the basic GIS concepts necessary to efficiently use GIS technology. They will get the basic skills of the use of ArcGIS: explore, display, query, select, create and edit spatial data. Finally they will learn how to design and present maps.

Part two: Georeferencing and Rectification of digitized analog maps; Coordinate systems and projections are fundamental elements of mapping. GIS databases place features in space using coordinate systems. Because of the difficulties of referencing objects into an orthogonal grid, any GIS layer may utilize any of hundreds coordinate systems. It is difficult to accommodate information in different coordinate systems without getting the user involved in reconciling one with the other. The participants get to know how to transform data from one coordinate system into another and how to deal with coordinate systems in general.

Part three: participants will learn how to acquire geographical, spatial data; employ it in a GIS; and explore the ways in which it can be analyzed.

Part four: dealing with participants’ specific questions and their requirements for their individual projects.

The content will depend on the background of those attending the course. At the preparatory meeting we will talk about what you want to get to know about GIS and for what purpose you will use GIS.

Sorry - this course is full.

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Recent research on ocean acidification effects on marine organisms and communities

Seminar "Marine Animal Physiology" summer term 2010
Fridays, 13:15-14:45, grosser Konferenzraum, IFM-GEOMAR, west shore campus
30 minute presentations, followed by discussions and occasional student presentations
Contact: Frank Melzner fmelzner@ifm-geomar.de

23. Apr 2010
Carbonate system variability and ocean acidification: how acidic will the ocean become in the future? - Dr. Frank Melzner (IFM-GEOMAR)

30. Apr 2010
Real-time RT-PCR to identify candidate calcification and pH sensitive genes in Emiliania huxleyi - Luke Mackinder

7. May 2010
Cephalopod growth, calcification, pH regulation in response to seawater acidification - Dr Magdalena Gutowska (CAU Kiel)

The cephalopod gill: gene expression patterns & function throughout ontogeny under control and acidified conditions - Dipl.-Biol. Marian Hu (IFM-GEOMAR)

14. May 2010      No seminar   

21. May 2010
Ocean acidification effects on larval development of the spider crab Hyas araneus - Dipl.-Biol. Yasmin Appelhans (IFM-GEOMAR)

Effects of ocean acidification on predator prey interactions in marine invertebrates from the Baltic Sea - Dipl.-Biol. Kathleen Walther (AWI Bremerhaven)

28. May 2010 
Mechanisms of pH homeostasis in the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi -  Dipl.-Biol. Kerstin Suffrian (CAU Kiel)

4. June 2010  
Effects of ocean acidification on the physiology of marine fish ion transport systems - Dr Magnus Lucassen (AWI Bremerhaven)

11. June 2010  
Effects of seawater acidification on ecophysiology of Baltic blue mussels Mytilus edulis - Dipl.-Biol. Jörn Thomsen (IFM-GEOMAR)

18. June 2010 
Effects of acidification on barnacle early life history - Dipl.-Biol. Christian Pansch (IFM-GEOMAR)

25. June 2010  
Physiological adaptations to life at low oxygen and high pCO2 in tropical OMZs - Dr Rainer Kiko (IFM-GEOMAR)

2. July 2010
Effects of ocean acidification on larval development of sea urchins: gene expression, metabolism and growth - Dipl.-Biol. Meike Stumpp (IFM-GEOMAR)

9. July 2010  
Ocean acidification effects on response diversity - Dr. Birte Matthiessen (IFM-GEOMAR)


16. July 2010  
Effects of ocean acidification on echinoderms: unifying principles? - 
Dr. Sam Dupont (Univ. of Göteborg, Sweden)

23. July 2010   
Mussels vs. sea urchin larvae: comparing acidification induced global gene expression patterns - Dr. Frank Melzner et al. (IFM-GEOMAR)

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Marine Conservation Biology
- How to loose marine biodiversity and how to get it back.

Dr. Boris Worm, Dalhousie University
26 May 2010, 09:00 - 16:00
IFM-GEOMAR westshore building, large conference room

This class offers an introduction to marine conservation biology: the science of understanding and conserving coastal and oceanic biodiversity.  Students learn how marine biodiversity change is assessed and what tools are used to prevent the extinction of species and the disruption of ecosystems. An introduction to systematic conservation planning is also given.

This course will consist of lectures, discussions, and computer exercises.

Please bring a laptop if you can, and download the RAMAS Ecolab program and the book 'Applied Population Ecology' from the following website before you come:

http://www.cof.orst.edu/cof/teach/fs548/fs548.php

On this page click on:
* Download RAMAS EcoLab 2.0 <SETUP.EXE> - Choose Run and the Installation program will begin for RAMAS EcoLab
and
* Applied Population Ecology <pdfs/RAMASbook.pdf> - Principles and Computer Exercises using RAMAS EcoLab 2.0
for downloading these items.

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Introduction to the Leibniz Laboratory for Radiometric Dating and Stable Isotope Research: Lab tour AMS laboratory

Marie Nadeau
9 June 2010, 14:00-17:30, Leibniz Laboratory, Max-Eyth-Str. 11-13

Preparatory meeting:
26 May 2010, 14:00, Leibniz Laboratory, Max-Eyth-Str. 11-13

The Leibniz Laboratory provides radiometric dating services. The AMS (Accelerator Mass Spectrometry) technique is an extension of conventional isotope ratio mass spectrometry in which a magnetic field is used to separate the ionised carbon isotopes by their different masses which are quantified separately.

This course gives a short introduction to AMS 14C methods focussing on ocean and climate related applications. In a lab tour, the facilities of the lab are explained and sample preparation procedures will be introduced. You will also get an overview regarding the kind of samples that can be dated and the requirements for these samples.Course Registration

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Introduction to the Leibniz Laboratory for Radiometric Dating and Stable Isotope Research (Part II): Visit of the stable isotope facilities

 
Dr. Nils Andersen
08. Juli 2010, 14:00-16:00, Leibniz Laboratory, Max-Eyth-Str. 11-13, Room 202


Course Content:
The Stable Isotope Laboratory offers the possibility to analyse the composition of stable isotopes.

Chemical elements like carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen are found everywhere in biological organisms and their environment. All these elements have stable isotopes differing in masses for each element (e.g. 13C and 12C or 18O and 16O). Due to the fact that during physicochemical processes like evaporation the composition of stable isotopes changes, their composition can be used to reconstruct these processes or the environmental conditions in general.

Five different mass spectrometers in the Leibniz Laboratory offer the possibility to analyse the composition of stable isotopes in carbonates (13C/12C, 18O/16O), organic molecules (13C/12C, 2H/1H), bulk organic matter (13C/12C, 15N/14N) and water samples (18O/16O, 2H/1H, and 13C/12C in dissolved inorganic carbon). Fossil carbonates of biological origin like foraminiferas, bivalves, corals and ostracodes are investigated to reconstruct past climate, circulation in the ocean or the history of lakes. Stable isotopes from organic molecules or bulk organic matter are used as indicators of different photosynthetic pathways or past humidity conditions. The composition of stable isotopes from water samples is analysed to study hydrological cycles and the input of anthropogenic CO2 in the ocean.

In a lab tour, the facilities of the lab are explained. You will also get an overview regarding the kind of samples that can be analysed and the requirements for these samples.Course Registration

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Grundlagen der digitalen Bildbearbeitung und Bildoptimierung mit Adobe Photoshop
Tobias Groß
10. und 17. Juli 2010, 09:30 – 16:30 Uhr
ISOS Seminarraum Neufeldtstraße 10

Häufig erhalten Fotos, die experimentelle Ergebnisse oder beobachtete Phänomene dokumentieren, erst duch Nachbeabeitung die für eine Präsentation oder Veröffentlichung erforderliche Qualität. Im Kurs werden die grundlegenden Verfahren zur Bildoptimierung mit Adobe Photoshop vermittelt.

Inhalt:
* Grundlagen der digitalen Bildbearbeitung
* Programmaufbau und Oberfläche
* Medienanalyse des Bildmaterials (fachspezifische Motive)
* Handhabung der Werkzeuge
* Arbeitstechniken der Ebenenpalette
* Einführung in die mediengerechten Freistellungstechniken
* Erarbeitung einer Bildkomposition
* Grundlagen der Farbkorrektur und Farbanalyse
* Farbkorrekturtechniken
* mediengerechte Ausgabe und Dateiformate

Beispiel für ein Vorher/Nachher-Ergebnis.

Application Form

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GIS for Ocean Sciences II

Bianca Willié, Zentrum für Geoinformation (ZfG)
22 - 26 November 2010, 9:00 – 16:00 h
Terminal room, Neufeldtstr. 10


Preparatory Meeting:

02 November 2010, 11:00 h, seminar room, Neufeldtstr.

The course is aimed at advanced level GIS users that have experience in working with GIS. There will also be opportunities for participants to work on their own projects (scheduled for two half days).

As a useful complement, the course contains also an optional part on Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) by Dr. Reimer Wilhelm Weinrebe (IFM-GEOMAR).

Course content:
* Spatial Analyst (DEM)
ArcGIS Spatial Analyst provides a broad range of powerful spatial modeling and analysis features (Contourlines, Slope, Aspect, Hillshade, Viewshed, Shortest Path Analysis, Interpolation, Volume, Waterrunoff). You can create, query, map, and analyze cell-based raster data; perform integrated raster/vector analysis; derive new information from existing data and query information across multiple data layers.

* 3D Analyst
The ArcGIS 3D Analyst extension provides tools for three-dimensional (3D) visualization, analysis, and surface generation.

* ArcScene
ArcScene is one of two applications provided by the 3D Analyst extension and allows you to effectively manage your 3D GIS data, perform 3D analysis, create 3D features, and display layers with 3D viewing properties. You can create 3D features from existing two-dimensional (2D) GIS data, or you can digitize new 3D vector features and graphics in ArcMap using a surface to provide the z-values.

* Visualizing Photos
How to visualize Photos within ArcGIS.

* Publishing GIS Data: How to create a WebGIS; publishing  GIS data as KML (Google Earth applications).

* Thursday morning (25 November): Introduction to Generic Mapping Tools
Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) is an open-source collection of tools for processing and displaying (geographic) data sets, including image processing operations and various kinds of map projections. The resulting maps and diagrams are in PostScript (PS) or Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) format.
Users operate the system from the command line. Therefore, basic knowledge of the command line and some programming experience are useful. However, the introductory part of the presentation will also be suited for beginners or just interested parties; the second part is aimed at participants who want to work with GMT under Linux.

Participation in the GMT course is optional. When applying for the GIS course please state if you intend to participate in GMT part and what is your command of Linux.

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MATLAB for PhDs

Prof. Dr. Thomas Slawig,
26 to 29 July 2010, 10:00 - 17:00 / 29 July (Thu) 10:00 - 13:00
Room 7 (Terminal room), Neufeldtstr. 10

Preparatory Meeting: Friday, 02 July 2010, 10:00
ISOS seminar room, Neufeldtstr. 10

Course Content:
- Introduction to Matlab (vectors & matrices, basic mathematical operations,
  loops & if statements, load & save data)
- 2-D and 3-D graphics
- Structured programming (scripts & functions, debugging)
- Efficient programming by vectorization
- Basic data manipulation (interpolation, smoothing, model fitting, gridding of
  irregular data, etc.)
- Using available Matlab resources (toolboxes).

Please note that the course is aimed only at starting-level Matlab users and those with rudimentary skills. Please only apply if you are sure to attend.

Sorry - this course is full.

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Multivariate Data Analysis

PD. Dr. Uwe Jensen, Institute for Statistics and Econometrics
27 Sept. – 1 Oct. 2010
Terminal room, Neufeldtstraße 10  

Course syllabus

Many textbooks are either too technical (concentrating on the derivation of techniques) or too applied (following the cookbook approach). In this course, students will get an introduction to the various multivariate techniques with an emphasis on geometrical intuition and understanding.

Software: SPSS

Course content

• Fundamentals of Multivariate Statistics
• Analysis of Variance
• Panel Data Models
• Eigenvalues
• Principal Components Analysis
• Factor Analysis
• Canonical Correlation Analysis
• Logit Models
• Discrimination Analysis
• Cluster Analysis
• Multidimensional Scaling
• Data Problems

Reading list
• Cox, T.F.: An Introduction to Multivariate Data Analysis. Hodder Arnold.
• Fahrmeir, L., A. Hamerle, G. Tutz: Multivariate statistische Verfahren. De Gruyter.
• Greene, W.H.: Econometric Analysis. Prentice-Hall.
• Kennedy, P.: A Guide to Econometrics. MIT Press.
• Kolman, B.: Elementary Linear Algebra with Applications. Prentice-Hall.
• Sharma, S.: Applied Multivariate Techniques. Wiley.
• Winkelmann, R., S. Boes: Analysis of Microdata. Springer.
 

Data
Students accepted for the course are requested to send tractable data sets with short documentation (variables, hypotheses) roughly 4 weeks before the course starts to

Jensen(at)stat-econ.uni-kiel.de

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